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a plant;” secondly, “ when a primary occurs in any part of a plant, its comple¬ 
ment will usually be found in some other part, or at some period or other of the 
development of the plant, as was suggested to me by Professor M‘Cosh.” Then 
Dr. Dickie examines the relation which subsists between form and colour , and lays 
down the following laws:—First, “In regular Polypetalous and Gamopetalous 
corollas, the colour is uniformly distributed, whatever be the number of colours 
present; second, Irregularity of corolla is associated with irregular distribution of 
colour, whether one or more colours are present; and, thirdly, different forms of 
corolla in the same inflorescence often present differences of colour ; but all of the 
same form agree also in colour.” (C. C. Babington, M.A.’, F.R.S.) On Linaria 
sepium of Allman. In the second edition of the “ Manual of British Botany,” 
Mr. Babington stated, as his opinion, that the L. sepium, All., was only a variety of 
L. italica ; and, in the third edition, that it and L. italica were but hybrids between 
L. vulgaris and L. reptans. However, the examination of fresh specimens, 
forwarded by Dr. Allman, led Mr. Babington to believe it not to be a variety of 
L. italica; and the fact that L. vulgaris was totally absent from the spot where L. 
sepium grew, renders the fact of its being a hybrid improbable. Again, in a place 
about one mile distant from the locality of L. sepium, L. vulgaris and reptans 
grow, and yet not a trace of L. sepium is to be found within a mile of them. 
(W. H. Benson) Characters of four Indian species of Cyclophorus, Montfort , 
followed by Notes on the Geographical Distribution of the Genera of the Cyclos- 
tomacea in Hindostan ; (H. and A. Adams) Description of a new Genus of 
Bivalve Mollusca ; (Robert Warrington) On Artificial Sea-water. It appears 
that in the copy of the analysis of sea-water, given in the July number of the 
“ Annals,” Mr. Gosse was slightly in error as to quantity of the materials ; it, how¬ 
ever, makes very good salt-water; and the Sea Anemones and Ulvae seem to grow 
well in it. We append the more accurate statement of Mr. Warrington, in order 
that our readers may adopt it as having the nearest resemblance to the original 
ocean—viz., chloride of sodium, 43£ozs. ; chloride of magnesium, 6ozs. ; chloride 
of potassium, 1% ozs.; bromide of magnesium, 21 grains ; sulphate of magnesia, in 
crystals, 7\ ozs.; sulphate of lime, crystallized, 2| ozs.; carbonate of lime, 21 grains. 
The above will amount, in round numbers, to 60 ozs., which is equal to three pints; 
deducting this from 10 gallons of fresh water, leaves 9 gallons and 5 pints, to which 
the above is to be added. Perhaps the best way of obtaining the above would be, 
evaporate a certain quantity of the salt-water at the sea side, preserving the re¬ 
sulting salts in closely stopped vessels to prevejit the absorption of moisture ; the 
proportion of this dry saline matter being 56% ozs. to the 10 gallons of water, 
minus the three pints. (Dr. W. I. Burnett) On the Genus Mermis, by Dr. G. 
Meissner—an analysis of, from Silliman’s American Journal for July, 1854 ; (Dr. 
W. Hofmeister) On the Fecundation of the Coniferse. Proceedings of Learned 
Societies—Royal Society, June 15, 1854; the Earl of Rosse, President, in the 
Chair. Zoological Society, November 23, 1852 ; Dr. Gray, F.R.S., in the Chair; 
December 14, 1852. Botanical Society of Edinburgh, November 9, 1854; Profes¬ 
sor Balfour, President, in the Chair. Linnean Society, January 7, 1854; R. 
Brown, Y.P., in the Chair. February 7 ; T. Bell, President, in the Chair. April 
18 ; W. Yarrell, Y.P., in the Chair. Miscellaneous—On a New Species of Rock 
Kangaroo, by Dr. J. E. Gray ; Meterological Observations for October, and 
Table; Index and Title-page to vol. 14, second series. 
